Westport Country Playhouse will present a musical concert, “Ari Axelrod”¯”“”¯A Place for Us: A Celebration of Jewish Broadway,” 7 p.m. Monday, May 15.”¯The show, which began with a sold-out run at Birdland Jazz Club in Manhattan, honors the songs, stories and contributions of such Jewish composers as Irving Berlin, Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim and Carole King to the American musical theater.
”¯The program will launch the new Mic in Hand series, a spin-off of the playhouse”™s Script in Hand series. Both are curated by Mark Shanahan.”¯”¯
”¯“I”™m excited to expand our Script in Hand Series into this new format for the first time, especially with Ari Axelrod taking the stage,” said Shanahan. “There”™s a good reason Ari”™s show is so celebrated. It”™s joyous, funny, revealing and, ultimately, an extremely moving evening of theater presented by a master storyteller delivering some of the greatest songs ever written.”
”¯A post-show talk with Axelrod and ADL (Anti-Defamation League) Connecticut regional director Stacey Sobel will explore inspiration for the show and its relevance amid increased levels of hate and anti-Semitism nationwide.
”¯“What a thrill to bring this show, which is in many ways about the importance of legacy, to a theater so rich in artistic heritage,” said Axelrod. ”I hope to give Westport audiences a rekindled love, a fresh understanding and a newfound appreciation of songs we”™ve all loved throughout the years.”
”¯Tickets are $25. For more and to buy tickets, click here”¯, or call the box office at (203) 227-4177, toll-free at 1-888-927-7529, or visit Westport Country Playhouse, 25 Powers Court, off Route 1.”¯
